Microsoft Office's $30 one-time purchase option disappears after May 31

Feb 06, 20263 min readGaming

French Ministry Honors *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33* Studio with Prestigious Order of Arts and Letters

Sandfall Interactive becomes the latest gaming studio to receive France’s highest cultural distinction, reinforcing...

Feb 06, 20264 min readPC

Stardew Valley 1.7: How the Developer’s Secrets Are Redefining Player Expectations

The game’s anniversary year arrives with two new romanceable villagers, expanded child dynamics, and a radical farm...

Feb 06, 20263 min readGPU

Apple’s M5 Pro May Not Exist—It Could Be a Rebranded M5 Max Using TSMC’s 2.5D Chip Strategy

A new theory suggests Apple’s upcoming M5 Pro chip may not be a standalone model but a repackaged M5 Max, leveragin...

Feb 06, 20262 min readMobile

Intel Cuts Arrow Lake Refresh Flagship, Shifts Focus to Core Ultra 7 as Performance Anchor

Intel has dropped its planned Core Ultra 9 290K Plus chip, replacing it with a more balanced Core Ultra 7 270K Plus...

Feb 06, 20263 min readGaming

MindsEye’s Studio Accuses a UK Company of a €1M Smear Campaign—And Plans to Fight Back In-Game

Build A Rocket Boy’s co-CEO claims a British firm orchestrated a coordinated attack on MindsEye, including payments...

Feb 06, 20262 min readGaming

Hideo Kojima’s Last-Minute Absence Leaves GDC Keynote Slot Empty

The legendary creator behind Metal Gear Solid* and Death Stranding* has withdrawn from this year’s Game Developers...

Feb 06, 20262 min readAI

A Physics-Based Farce: Hauling a Corpse Through a Hotel Is Harder Than It Sounds

Developers at Dwarven Brothers have turned a bungled murder cleanup into a chaotic, physics-driven stealth game whe...

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Feb 06, 20263 min readAI

OpenAI Introduces Frontier: A Centralized Enterprise AI Agent Platform Amid Growing Multi-Vendor Skepticism

OpenAI has launched Frontier, a unified platform designed to streamline enterprise AI agent development, governance...

Feb 06, 20263 min readGPU

Samsung’s 49-Inch OLED Gaming Beast Now Under $800—Here’s Why It’s a Rare Bargain

A 5120×11440 resolution ultrawide OLED monitor, normally priced at $1,300, is now available for $799.99—a $500 disc...

Feb 06, 20262 min readPC

SEGA’s *House of the Dead* Film Gets HBO’s Isabela Merced as Lead in High-Stakes Zombie Franchise Push

Isabela Merced (The Last of Us, Hawkgirl) will star in SEGA’s long-awaited House of the Dead* film adaptation, with...